Michigan

CMU gets its hoss

The ethos that head coach Ernie Zeigler has tried to instill in his Central Michigan teams centers on toughness -- physical and mental. Some have thrived under that approach, like senior point guard Robbie Harman who has gone from a walk-on to one of the MAC's best guards, while some "name" players have wilted under the expectations.

Now CMU has received a commitment that might be its best of Zeigler's tenure, when considering not just talent but style of play -- 6-foot-8, 225-pound senior Colin Voss from East Grand Rapids. Voss is a hoss in the paint, not just big but with good hands and feet and a mean streak. He's a good athlete who can play a fullcourt or halfcourt game and is comfortable handling the ball away from the basket.

Voss, Bankhoops.com's No. 2 power forward in 2010, also had offers from Ball State, Drake, Pacific, Toledo and Wisconsin-Green Bay, as well as some mid-major offers for football (and conceivably could have gone high-major on the gridiron had that been his first choice).